Symplocaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Symplocos oblongifolia

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitSemi-deciduous Tree

GrowthMedium

Requires a sunny position^[1]. Usually found in well-drained soils in the wild^[1]. Young plants have a moderate rate of growth^[1]. The fruits are a favourite food of the native avifauna^[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a partially shaded position in a nursery seedbed. A low germination rate can be expected, with the seed sprouting within 30 - 50 days^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Symplocos+oblongifolia>

Pollinators

Bees, Insects

References

[1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 3. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2009 · ISBN 85-86714-34-4 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
[2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[3]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
[4]Symplocos laurina: an unexplored important medicinal plant of Shola forest system — Banu S. & Kashyap K. · 2013 · ISBN 2249-4340 ↩︎
[5]Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World; New Caledonia excepted. — Nooteboom H.P. · Universitaire Pers Leiden, Netherlands · 1975 · ISBN 90-6021-248-7 ↩︎
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎